The truth about the Arms Trade Treaty

Get the facts on an international treaty that will keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers around the globe.

The National Rifle Association and its allies have mounted a campaign of lies and deliberate distortions to build American opposition to an international Arms Trade Treaty that will keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers around the globe. Here are the facts that set the record straight.

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